Month: May 2009

Star Trek

Screen Reviews

Dust off the Captain’s log. After a big-screen hiatus, the Enterprise is back – and bold as ever. Steve Stav carefully navigates the spoiler minefield in his review of J.J. Abrams’ reverential re-boot of the Star Trek saga.

Amanda Palmer

Event Reviews

Precocious Dresden Dolls singer Amanda Palmer entertained faithful fans in St. Petersburg with a solo show that was as bewitching as it was uneven, not that Bob Pomeroy , or anyone else attending, seemed to mind.

Noise: Fiction Inspired by Sonic Youth

Print Reviews

Peter Wild and a group of authors take on the challenge of making literature out of Sonic Youth’s noisy, chaotic, shimmering music. S D Green has some warnings for fans of Sonic Youth who may be intrigued.

Petula Clark

Music Reviews

Open Your Heart / Portrait of Petula Clark (Collectors’ Choice). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Nadja

Music Reviews

Desire In Uneasiness (Crucial Blast). Review by Matthew Moyer.

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Swans

Swans

Event Reviews

40 years on, Michael Gira and Swans continue to bring a ritualistic experience that needs to be heard in order to be believed. Featured photo by Reese Cann.

Eclipse 2024

Eclipse 2024

Features

The biggest astronomical event of the decade coincides with a long overdue trip to Austin, Texas.

Sun Ra

Sun Ra

Music Reviews

At the Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976/1977 (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.